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1972Final results

1972 election for Connecticut House District 47

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Leo H. Flynn (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Rene L. Dugas (R) by 15.6 points.

Leo H. FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%4,328
Rene L. DugasRepublican
42.2%3,160
7,488 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+15.61972D+39.41974D+26.51976D+36.21978D+17.41980D+19.61982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET